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    Guide to a dialogue about abortion

    Katie Hyten
    July 27, 2022
    Guide to a dialogue about abortion

    Hyten is co-executive director of Essential Partners.

    Abortion is one of the most polarized topics in American politics — one side favors access, the other side favors restriction. Simple enough.

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    Anti-abortion activists try to block the sign of an abortion rights protestor during a rally in Washington, D.C.

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    Hyten is co-executive director of Essential Partners.

    Abortion is one of the most polarized topics in American politics, yet we know that most Americans hold nuanced, complex, sometimes contradictory perspectives on abortion. A recent Pew study found that many supporters of abortion access are open to some restrictions, while many opponents say it should be available in some circumstances.

    It is a peculiar irony that the complexity of those views also creates the circumstances for our national polarization. In their everyday lives, people have had vanishingly few opportunities to talk about abortion. It is often taboo or else people find it too difficult to articulate their views —and they choose silence.

    This reticence has allowed the most extreme voices to dominate this discussion in the media, in our politics and in our communities. As a result, few if any political leaders express the views of the people they represent. Polarization is anathema to a functioning democracy.

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